Dark Horse. It's the largest independent comic book publisher in these here United States, and its stable of titles ranges from Hellboy to The Guild to Conan to heart-warming child-written internet sensation Axe Cop. And now it's on your iPad.

The free app features titles starting at a buck a pop, and purchases can be saved in the cloud as well as on your iDevice. And while it may seem a little excessive to have Marvel and Comics and Dark Horse apps all on your homescreen, well, just ask yourself what Abe Sapien would do. [iTunes]